Thar Be Sickies Afoot!

We are all sick!!! The kids are whiny, and the parents are cranky. Four of us had doctor appoint-
ments yesterday, and one saw the doctor today. Everyone has a really awful virus that has become some kind of infection. Mom and Dad are suffering from sinus infections (imagine how well that goes with whining!). Sam has an ear infection. Abby's eye is threatening to become infected--we are prepared with antibiotic ointment just in case.

Grace doesn't have an infection, but she woke up last night screaming and was inconsolable. She looked at us in terror, as if she didn't know we were Mom and Dad. When we finally calmed her down (with a bubble bath and hot tea at 1:30 in the morning) she said she had a bad dream. Apparently she was attacked by a wolf that scratched her, and she couldn't find us. She also said that the "scratchy wolf stinked at her." Who knows what that means? We didn't ask--we were just glad she wasn't kicking us anymore. I pity the wolf that ever tries to attack her!

This afternoon we saw this rainbow outside our back door. I hope this is a sign of things to come. I need to sleep!